6 Important Things to Consider Before Using Expired Domains

Whenever bloggers and marketers think about
the expired domains, there was a slight hesitation in their minds.

They don’t know what they have to consider
when using an expired domain. So they are in a state of confusion whether to
chose the expired domain or not.

If you are one of them who is having that
confusion in your mind then don’t worry, here I am going to say some important
tips which say what to consider before using expired domains.

Let's dive into the topic:

1 Anchor text:

Anchor text is the first one to start with;
then it is nothing but a text in a hyperlink which is clickable. It is one of
the best seo factors to add an anchor text which is related to the page.

When you think about the expired domains, you
must check the anchor text of the expired domain before using it.

You have to judge the expired domain with the
anchor text; you can take the anchor text profile from Ahrefs or Majestic seo.
One can easily find out some factors by having a glance at the anchor text. You
can simply find out whether your anchor text is over optimized or written in
other foreign languages other than English.

If you ever find that expired domain has such
factors, then it's always a best practice to stay away from that domain. So
it's better to choose other domain.

2. Links:

Whenever you want to use a site, then you have
to check its backlink profile to check the quality of the site. Links plays a
major role in ranking your site so you should have a clear view of the backlink
profile of the expired domain.

You can take the backlinks reports of the site
in Ahrefs or other backlinks provider tools. You should consider some factors
before using an expired domain. Let’s see them

Don’t consider expired domains which are
having more spammy links it can cause you severe damage.

Make sure the domain has 50+ root domains
linking to the expired domain.

Also, it’s best to have high authority sites
links like search engine land, Moz, etc.

3. Content:

Content can make your blog or website go
viral; it is always a best practice to check the expired domain content before
you use that domain.

You can quickly check that expired domain
content in way back machine. Make sure the expired domain has enough content
published on its blog and also do that the expired domain niched must be
relevant to your niche.

It is one of the most important points, and at
the same time check whether the content is in English or foreign language,
don’t encourage taking the expired domain with the foreign content.

You have to stay away from that, or else you
will pay the price for it after you use that expired domain.

4. Check Spam
Score, DA, TF and CF:

Checking spam score and other metrics like DA,
TF and CF is always the best factor you want to work on the expired domain.

You can check your Spam score from the
Opensiteexplorer which was powered by Moz. I recommend taking the expired
domain which is having 20+ DA. You can have a look at the other metrics like TF
and CF with the Majestic seo tool.

It's the best to sign if you have 20+ TF and
CF if it is less than that then it was not preferable.

5. Domain Age:

I don’t have to say this mainly; we all know
that domain age plays a vital role in sites authority, so it is recommended to
use a high aged expired domain name to have a good grip on authority.

You can check the domain age in
whois.doamintool.com, if you found any multiple time domain drop, then it was
always doubtful.

6. Other factors
you should look at:

It is best to check the expired domain whether
it was banned by Adsense or not; you can have a look at it in
“ctrlq.org./sandbox/

You can have a look at the indexability factor
of the domain. You can find that on google if you discovered that your expired
domain is indexed then it is a better sign.

Conclusion:

These are few factors you should have look at
when you are using the expired domain. If you have any doubts or want to share
any factor, then you can comment us below.

Author
Bio:

Nikhil Saini is the owner of Myquickidea.com, a blogging niche
blog. Nikhil has a passion for blogging, wordpress, content writing and SEO. He
enjoys working with a variety of businesspersons and bloggers throughout India.
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